held down
Example Sentences
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Medicare is about to change a drug program that held down the cost of premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A stealthier and less obvious plan would be financial repression, in which interest rates are held down below the rate of nominal growth of the economy, which consists of real growth plus inflation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The friends keep it low-tech, with an alert system consisting of fishing lines attached to plastic foam and held down by weights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Boyce made $140 a week at the defense plant and held down a second job tending bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Joel disconnected the electric fence from its battery and held down the wire with his boot to let me into the paddock.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
